Definitions of opinion [əˈpɪn yən]

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Definition of 'opinion'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) opinion
a belief or judgment based on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.

2.  opinion
a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

3.  opinion
the formal expression of a professional judgment:
a second medical opinion.

4.  opinion
the formal statement by a judge or court of the principles used in reaching a decision on a case.

5.  opinion
a judgment or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc.

6.  opinion
a favorable estimate; esteem.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF < L opīniō, der. of opīnārī to opine)

Definition of 'opinion'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
"my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

2. (noun) opinion, view
a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
"his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

3. (noun) public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi
a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
"he asked for a poll of public opinion"

4. (noun) opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
"opinions are usually written by a single judge"

5. (noun) opinion, ruling
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

6. (noun) impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
"his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

Definition of 'opinion'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) opinion
what sb thinks or believes about sth or sb
What's your opinion of the new boss?; to have a high/low opinion of sth/sb; I haven't been asked to give my opinion.; In my opinion, they should never have bought that house.

2. opinion
a difference of opinion
when people do not agree
a difference of opinion about what we should do next

3. opinion
public opinion
the opinion of most people in a society
The White House would be foolish to ignore public opinion on this matter.

Translation of 'opinion'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: what a person thinks or believes My opinions about education have changed.
Afrikaans: mening, siening, opinie	Arabic: رأي	Bulgarian: мнение
Brazilian: opinião	Czech: názor	German: die Meinung
Danish: mening; holdning	Greek: γνώμη, άποψη	Spanish: opinión
Estonian: arvamus	Farsi: عقیده	Finnish: mielipide
French: opinion	Hebrew: דֵעָה	Hindi: विचार
Croatian: mišljenje, stav	Hungarian: vélemény	Indonesian: pendapat
Icelandic: álit, skoðun	Italian: opinione	Japanese: 意見
Korean: 의견	Lithuanian: nuomonė, pažiūra, požiūri	Latvian: uzskats; domas
Malay: pendapat	Dutch: opinie	Norwegian: mening, oppfatning
Polish: pogląd, zdanie	Persian: عقیده	Pashto: عقيده
Portuguese: opinião	Romanian: opinie, părere	Russian: взгляд; убеждение
Slovak: názor	Slovenian: mnenje	Serbian: mišljenje
Swedish: mening,åsikt	Thai: ความเห็น	Turkish: görüş, düşünce, fikir
Taiwanese: 見解	Ukrainian: думка, погляд	Urdu: رائے
Vietnamese: ý kiến	Chinese: 见解
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